International Paint has announced that its principal anticorrosive primers and shop primers have successfully passed IMO PSPC COT laboratory testing in

International Paint has introduced Intersmooth®7465Si SPC and Interswift®6900Si silyl acrylate antifouling coatings. Aiming to improve and enhance customer

Algoma Central Corp., the largest Canadian shipowner and operator of Canadian-flagged Great Lakes vessels, has announced plans to install fresh water exhaust

Horizon Lines has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve previously announced oily water

Learning from each failure can be costly & time consuming. FMEA is a systematic method of studying failure. This ensures that time is not wasted & the

STX France’s Board of Directors has today announced the nomination of Laurent Castaing as its new General Manager in replacement of Jacques Hardelay. 

DP World’s cruise facility demonstrates capability to welcome cruise tourism growth in Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 29, 2012:- For the

I made my first trip to Singapore back in 2000 as a Division Officer on board USS Paul F. Foster.  As we were making our way up around the

NOME, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy begins breaking the tanker vessel Renda from the ice near Nome, Alaska, Jan. 20, 2012. The

TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced today their plan to scrap five double-hull tankers (four VLCCs, one Suezmax) by the end of March. Scrapping of

(Dow Jones) Offshore oil-drilling contractor Transocean Ltd., newly clear of some legal clouds from its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, faces

We asked the question this evening on our Facebook page and thought you all might be interested in seeing some of the responses… What’s the worst

In an ideal world, shipping companies would give captains a blank check to purchase all the latest equipment and materials to help make their ships safer,

Yesterday marked 32 years since the sinking of Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn. Twenty-three of the Blackthorn’s 50 crewmembers lost their lives during

HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Chevron Corp. (CVX) is being conservative about spending its abundant cash because it wants to be prepared for the right acquisition

At this year’s Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Washington, DC, I sat down for a chat with Joe Rella, Chief Operating Officer and President

A bridge in western Kentucky has partially collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship Thursday night.  According to officials, two spans of the U.S. 68/KY

Based on the precedent that Brazilian authorities have set with the astronomical fines recently charged to Chevron, the answer is yes.   Dow Jones reports on

More than 250 million people each year are affected by natural disasters. The annual number of natural disasters has more than doubled since 1980 as a result

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled yesterday that Transocean’s contract with BP, while drilling the Macondo Well, shielded Transocean from any